Archer County Courthouse and Jail

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Archer County Courthouse and Jail
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Archer County Courthouse and Jail
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Archer County Courthouse and Jail
LocationPublic Sq. and Sycamore and Pecan Sts., Archer City, Texas
Coordinates 33°35′42″N98°37′31″W / 33.59500°N 98.62528°W / 33.59500; -98.62528
Area4 acres (1.6 ha)
Built1891-92
Architect Alonzo N. Dawson
Architectural style Romanesque Revival
NRHP reference No. 77001424 [1]
TSAL No. 8200000020
RTHL No. 191
Significant dates
Added to NRHPDecember 23, 1977
Designated TSALMay 28, 1981
Designated RTHL1963

The Archer County Courthouse and Jail is a historic courthouse building on Public Square and Sycamore and Pecan Streets in Archer City, Texas.

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Archer County was organized in 1880. The Romanesque style courthouse was built during 1891-92 and replaced a wooden courthouse from 1880. An architectural design competition was held, and the Romanesque Revival-style design of architect Alonzo N. Dawson of Fort Worth was chosen out of 25 submissions. [2]

The contract amount for construction was $32,500. The exterior walls of the courthouse are of brown sandstone obtained from a nearby quarry. Originally, the building was two-story and rising from the center of the courthouse was a massive octagonal tower, with four clock faces, terminated with a cupola. The tower was removed in 1928 and a third floor was added.

The jail, a block north of the courthouse, was built in 1910. [2]

The courthouse and jail were added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1977. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. 1 2 Willard B. Robinson (1977). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: Archer County Courthouse and Jail". National Archives. Retrieved April 5, 2018.Downloading may be slow.